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History Junkies: College Football circa 1938
Posted on 11/10/14 at 1:31 pm
Posted on 11/10/14 at 1:31 pm
Posted on 11/10/14 at 1:43 pm to anc
I really might buy that print. That is very cool.
Posted on 11/10/14 at 1:52 pm to SummerOfGeorge
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I really might buy that print. That is very cool.
Really interesting to see what the college football landscape looked like then. Some current national powers that aren't even listed, and several schools that don't sponsor football anymore. Look at all the schools in the Northeast and in Colorado!
Nickname - U. Mississippi is listed as "Ole Miss" not the Rebels.
This post was edited on 11/10/14 at 1:57 pm
Posted on 11/10/14 at 1:56 pm to anc
Yep.
Sewanee, Pacific, Denver, Colorado SM, Greeley, Creighton, all the SoCon schools, Washington & Lee, George Washington, etc.
Also, this is random, but Logan, UT is where Provo should be and Provo is where Logan should be.
Sewanee, Pacific, Denver, Colorado SM, Greeley, Creighton, all the SoCon schools, Washington & Lee, George Washington, etc.
Also, this is random, but Logan, UT is where Provo should be and Provo is where Logan should be.
Posted on 11/10/14 at 1:58 pm to SummerOfGeorge
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Also, this is random, but Logan, UT is where Provo should be and Provo is where Logan should be.
There are quite a few geography errors, but that's not uncommon in these popular cartoonish maps of the era.
I didn't know Case Western ever had a football team, for instance.
The year this map was made, TCU was national champion.
Major Conference Champions and final ranking:
Big Six: Oklahoma (#4)
Big 10: Minnesota (#10)
Pacific Coast: USC (#7)
SEC: Tennessee (#2)
Southern: Duke (#3)
Southwest: TCU (#1)
This post was edited on 11/10/14 at 2:02 pm
Posted on 11/10/14 at 1:58 pm to anc
Great find ANC, definitley going to buy that and find some nook to put it in at home in the office or in my office office.
Posted on 11/10/14 at 2:11 pm to anc
I'm thinking Ole Miss started using the name "Rebels" ~1936.
Posted on 11/10/14 at 2:37 pm to circlerebel17
1938 vols were one of the best teams of all time according to some
Posted on 11/10/14 at 2:43 pm to circlerebel17
Really, really cool map!
Chuckled at "Major Conferences: Ivy League" weird to think how things were.
Chuckled at "Major Conferences: Ivy League" weird to think how things were.
Posted on 11/10/14 at 3:26 pm to anc
That's really cool. I'm not sure I'd want to spend $100+ for a decent sized one (14" is tiny, 40-50" is more worth the wall space) but I'll seriously consider it.
Posted on 11/10/14 at 3:37 pm to anc
This is pretty much how it was til the eighties.
Posted on 11/10/14 at 3:37 pm to VFL1800FPD
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1938 vols were one of the best teams of all time according to some
Bama was coming off a pretty impressive run about that time too. The only bowl was the Rose Bowl and we played in it 25', 26', 30', 34' and 37' seasons going 3-1-1 for our first 3 nattys.
Posted on 11/10/14 at 3:38 pm to redeye
Couple of things. No Miami or FSU and check out all the schools using the nickname "Indians"
Posted on 11/10/14 at 3:40 pm to StopRobot
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Couple of things. No Miami or FSU and check out all the schools using the nickname "Indians"
Thanks for pointing that out. Obvious forgery. The word "Indians" didn't come about until 1972. Before that, it was "DamnedInjuns." Google it.
Posted on 11/10/14 at 3:43 pm to anc
Is the picture for Sewanee a giant pile of shite?
ETA: If anyone gets one, will you bump this thread with a review of the print quality?
ETA: If anyone gets one, will you bump this thread with a review of the print quality?
This post was edited on 11/10/14 at 3:46 pm
Posted on 11/10/14 at 3:47 pm to anc
We are The University of Mississippi Ole Miss! flim flam bim bam breh
also, it appears the art work designated for the state of Mississippi is driving the frick away from Mississippi. just plain rude
also, it appears the art work designated for the state of Mississippi is driving the frick away from Mississippi. just plain rude
This post was edited on 11/10/14 at 3:49 pm
Posted on 11/10/14 at 3:47 pm to Swoopin
Didn't realize the old Southwestern conference was just a bunch of Texas schools and Arkansas.
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